2.6. Wireless Cards

Before considering using m0n0wall as an access point, read this FAQ entry.

These cards are broken into two lists - readily available cards, and
discontinued / difficult to obtain cards.

2.6.1. Unsupported Cards

Currently all g, b/g, and a/b/g wireless
cards are incompatible with m0n0wall. These require drivers
that are only found in FreeBSD 5.x and 6.x, while m0n0wall is on 4.11.
They will be supported when m0n0wall is on a newer version of
FreeBSD.

2.6.2. Readily Available Cards

The following list, to the best of our knowledge, is 100%
accurate. Please report any findings to the contrary to Chris Buechler.

Not all wireless cards support hostap
mode! (i.e. can function as an access point) This is a
limitation of the hardware itself, not m0n0wall or FreeBSD. If this list
does not say "no hostap" next to the card, it
should support hostap.

Note

The m0n0wall Documentation Project does not endorse any
vendors you may find through froogle.google.com. We simply link
there for your convenience. The searches provided may also bring up
unrelated hardware in addition to the compatible hardware.

2.6.3. Discontinued / Difficult to Obtain

Note

Some of the following do not support hostap. To determine if
they do, search Google for the card name and FreeBSD, to determine
which driver the card uses. If it is 'wi', it will work. Cards that
use drivers other than wi do not support hostap.

Accton airDirect WN3301

Addtron AWA100

Adtec ADLINK340APC

Aironet 4500/4800 series (PCMCIA, PCI, and ISA adapters are
all supported)